1 00:00:17,880 --> 00:00:20,959 Speaker 1: Hey, everybody, Emily Abadi here, you are listening to another 2 00:00:21,000 --> 00:00:24,560 Speaker 1: episode of Five Minute Friday from a Hurdle. For this 3 00:00:24,600 --> 00:00:26,960 Speaker 1: week's episode, I want to expand a little bit on 4 00:00:27,400 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: a story that I shared some of over on Instagram. Yesterday, 5 00:00:34,440 --> 00:00:37,960 Speaker 1: Wednesday night was absolutely beautiful in New York. The weather 6 00:00:38,320 --> 00:00:42,159 Speaker 1: was perfect. I was wearing a sweater and the leggings 7 00:00:42,159 --> 00:00:45,159 Speaker 1: and I just left pilates. It was around seven fifteen 8 00:00:45,760 --> 00:00:48,000 Speaker 1: and I wasn't in a rush necessarily at home, so 9 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:52,440 Speaker 1: I decided to meander and walk around Soho and I 10 00:00:52,560 --> 00:00:57,240 Speaker 1: make a left onto Prince Street, and I see a 11 00:00:57,280 --> 00:00:59,680 Speaker 1: bunch of guys like hyping each other up in the 12 00:00:59,720 --> 00:01:03,040 Speaker 1: middle of the street, like the physical middle of the street. 13 00:01:03,560 --> 00:01:06,479 Speaker 1: And I look closer, I notice that there's a photographer 14 00:01:06,560 --> 00:01:09,600 Speaker 1: taking their picture. And this isn't just like a regular 15 00:01:09,640 --> 00:01:13,919 Speaker 1: group of guys. This is a group of ups men employees. 16 00:01:15,280 --> 00:01:19,240 Speaker 1: And I laugh and smile at them as I continue 17 00:01:19,240 --> 00:01:21,560 Speaker 1: on my way. I'm like walking to the right of 18 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:26,400 Speaker 1: them on the sidewalk under some scaffolding, and the photographer 19 00:01:26,520 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: and all of the guys in Unison are like getting 20 00:01:29,000 --> 00:01:30,959 Speaker 1: the photo, getting the photo, and of course, in my head, 21 00:01:31,000 --> 00:01:32,320 Speaker 1: I'm like I don't know where this photo is going 22 00:01:32,360 --> 00:01:34,520 Speaker 1: to end up, Like, I don't know if this is 23 00:01:34,560 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: a photo that I want to be in. But they 24 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:41,920 Speaker 1: were so happy and so inviting, and I was like whatever, fine, 25 00:01:42,000 --> 00:01:44,399 Speaker 1: So I walk into the middle of the street with them. 26 00:01:44,840 --> 00:01:46,960 Speaker 1: We take this great photo. It's on my Instagram if 27 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:49,960 Speaker 1: you want to see it. And I kind of am like, 28 00:01:50,000 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: all right, well, maybe that's that. But the group of 29 00:01:53,280 --> 00:01:57,520 Speaker 1: men in UPS Garb are all like, you need to 30 00:01:57,880 --> 00:02:00,640 Speaker 1: ask the photographer what he does. It turns out the 31 00:02:00,640 --> 00:02:03,640 Speaker 1: photographer is a guy named Luke. He has the Instagram 32 00:02:03,720 --> 00:02:10,280 Speaker 1: account Beautiful Souls in NYC, and he is both a 33 00:02:10,320 --> 00:02:14,079 Speaker 1: street performer, trick shot kind of guy, and also a 34 00:02:14,120 --> 00:02:18,280 Speaker 1: really excellent photographer. And so he's showing me his page, 35 00:02:18,400 --> 00:02:21,840 Speaker 1: and then the UPS guys are also talking to me 36 00:02:22,040 --> 00:02:25,920 Speaker 1: about their experience working during the pandemic, so when the 37 00:02:25,960 --> 00:02:29,880 Speaker 1: streets were completely desolate and they were delivering packages and 38 00:02:29,960 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: all of this Amazon stuff and also the vaccine, and 39 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:36,120 Speaker 1: they knew that they had to show up because people 40 00:02:36,160 --> 00:02:38,959 Speaker 1: really needed all this stuff. And I'm just sitting here 41 00:02:39,240 --> 00:02:41,920 Speaker 1: thinking about how funny it is that I was just 42 00:02:42,040 --> 00:02:46,840 Speaker 1: having another normal quote unquote New York day, and in fact, 43 00:02:46,880 --> 00:02:50,960 Speaker 1: I was kind of in my feelings about all the 44 00:02:51,000 --> 00:02:57,440 Speaker 1: news surrounding Liza Fletcher, and I stopped and I looked 45 00:02:57,520 --> 00:03:04,120 Speaker 1: up and I saw this genuine, happy, beautiful interaction and 46 00:03:04,160 --> 00:03:07,600 Speaker 1: I took part in it. And I walked away from 47 00:03:07,680 --> 00:03:12,760 Speaker 1: this great group of men feeling so content and happy 48 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:16,480 Speaker 1: and kind and wanting to pay it forward. Right this 49 00:03:16,720 --> 00:03:21,320 Speaker 1: street photographer Luke usually sells the pictures that he takes, 50 00:03:21,320 --> 00:03:24,200 Speaker 1: and of course to thank these men for everything they've done, 51 00:03:24,280 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: he was sending them the photos and sent me the photos. 52 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 1: And I just loved that all of these men were 53 00:03:31,639 --> 00:03:35,600 Speaker 1: so positive and so friendly. And I realized as I 54 00:03:35,640 --> 00:03:38,280 Speaker 1: was walking to the train, like I was smiling right, 55 00:03:38,440 --> 00:03:42,080 Speaker 1: and not one, not two, not three, four different people 56 00:03:42,240 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 1: like if I caught eye contact with them, said hi 57 00:03:46,040 --> 00:03:49,280 Speaker 1: or waved at me as I was moving, And it 58 00:03:49,320 --> 00:03:52,920 Speaker 1: reminded me of that saying like if you want love, 59 00:03:53,000 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 1: then be love. If you want kindness, then embrace kindness, 60 00:03:57,600 --> 00:04:01,720 Speaker 1: then embody kindness, like you get back what you put 61 00:04:01,800 --> 00:04:06,080 Speaker 1: into the world. And so I was reminded to make 62 00:04:06,160 --> 00:04:10,040 Speaker 1: that conscious choice to show up and be the energy 63 00:04:10,080 --> 00:04:12,960 Speaker 1: that I want to receive, be the light that maybe 64 00:04:13,000 --> 00:04:17,200 Speaker 1: other people need and know that if I choose that path, 65 00:04:17,640 --> 00:04:22,000 Speaker 1: then I can expect that that same good energy is 66 00:04:22,040 --> 00:04:25,280 Speaker 1: going to come back in my direction. It was truly 67 00:04:25,360 --> 00:04:29,120 Speaker 1: like one of those magical, beautiful New York moments, something 68 00:04:29,560 --> 00:04:33,559 Speaker 1: that definitely goes maybe let's say my top five since 69 00:04:33,640 --> 00:04:38,560 Speaker 1: moving here, and again a really beautiful reminder that you 70 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,120 Speaker 1: get what you put out into the world, and I 71 00:04:42,240 --> 00:04:47,680 Speaker 1: choose to put out positivity. I choose to put out kindness. 72 00:04:48,000 --> 00:04:51,520 Speaker 1: I choose to bring my smile and you can too. 73 00:04:52,320 --> 00:04:55,760 Speaker 1: My prompt for you this week, what do you want? 74 00:04:56,520 --> 00:04:58,840 Speaker 1: What do you want to receive from the world and 75 00:04:59,000 --> 00:05:02,200 Speaker 1: are you doing or part to give that back in return? 76 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: What do you want to receive from the world and 77 00:05:04,880 --> 00:05:08,919 Speaker 1: are you doing your part to get that in return? 78 00:05:09,680 --> 00:05:11,799 Speaker 1: And now a listener question. 79 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 2: Hi, Emily, this is Addie from Chicago. I love following 80 00:05:16,440 --> 00:05:19,599 Speaker 2: your podcast and following you on social media. You always 81 00:05:19,600 --> 00:05:21,719 Speaker 2: seem like you have so many irons in the fire 82 00:05:22,120 --> 00:05:25,480 Speaker 2: and are incredibly efficient at getting things done. Can you 83 00:05:25,520 --> 00:05:28,000 Speaker 2: share how you are so productive? How do you go 84 00:05:28,000 --> 00:05:30,560 Speaker 2: about planning your to do list each day while balancing 85 00:05:30,640 --> 00:05:34,320 Speaker 2: long term goals both personally and professionally. Are there any 86 00:05:34,320 --> 00:05:36,760 Speaker 2: certain technologies that you use. Are you more of a 87 00:05:36,800 --> 00:05:38,919 Speaker 2: pen and paper kind of gal, And how do you 88 00:05:38,960 --> 00:05:42,320 Speaker 2: go about optimizing your schedule and energy? Thank you so 89 00:05:42,440 --> 00:05:44,200 Speaker 2: much for putting out so much great content. 90 00:05:44,800 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 1: What's going on? Addie? You know what, I love this 91 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,159 Speaker 1: listener question from you because it is clearly very well 92 00:05:51,160 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: thought out. It was probably written out in front of you. 93 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:57,800 Speaker 1: So I appreciate you for taking the time to make 94 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:01,320 Speaker 1: such great content so that I can come here and 95 00:06:01,360 --> 00:06:04,000 Speaker 1: give you an answer. I appreciate your compliments as well. 96 00:06:05,000 --> 00:06:07,479 Speaker 1: You know, sometimes I definitely feel like I have more 97 00:06:07,600 --> 00:06:11,680 Speaker 1: irons in the fire than others. I am one of 98 00:06:11,680 --> 00:06:14,279 Speaker 1: those people that's really content that we're all kind of 99 00:06:14,320 --> 00:06:16,279 Speaker 1: in this mindset that it's time to get back to 100 00:06:16,320 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: work because I am ready to work and I am 101 00:06:19,640 --> 00:06:22,120 Speaker 1: ready for what lies ahead. I listened to a really 102 00:06:22,120 --> 00:06:25,680 Speaker 1: great podcast today with Ashley Graham and Jay Shutty. It's 103 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,200 Speaker 1: from twenty nineteen. I'll linked in the show notes, but 104 00:06:28,640 --> 00:06:30,880 Speaker 1: in it, Ashley says something that really resonated with me. 105 00:06:30,960 --> 00:06:34,120 Speaker 1: It's like, you think you work hard, now, just wait 106 00:06:34,200 --> 00:06:36,560 Speaker 1: until you get to the top, when you have to 107 00:06:36,600 --> 00:06:39,800 Speaker 1: work even harder to stay there. And so it's funny 108 00:06:39,960 --> 00:06:42,919 Speaker 1: to me because I think about how hard I feel 109 00:06:42,960 --> 00:06:45,560 Speaker 1: as though I'm working now and understand that I have 110 00:06:45,720 --> 00:06:49,279 Speaker 1: so much more to do and it's only gonna be 111 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:54,120 Speaker 1: hotter from here with all of those irons in the fire. Anyway, 112 00:06:54,160 --> 00:06:58,279 Speaker 1: I digress tools tricks how I make my to do lists. 113 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:02,400 Speaker 1: I would say that on the day, the to do 114 00:07:02,480 --> 00:07:06,480 Speaker 1: list is either a shorter list of four to five 115 00:07:06,640 --> 00:07:10,720 Speaker 1: items that I know are attainable for me. So I'm 116 00:07:10,760 --> 00:07:12,800 Speaker 1: not one to make a massive to do list of 117 00:07:12,800 --> 00:07:15,400 Speaker 1: ten to twelve items, knowing that I'm going to feel 118 00:07:15,400 --> 00:07:19,040 Speaker 1: really overwhelmed if I stare at it. Rather, my hot 119 00:07:19,120 --> 00:07:22,200 Speaker 1: tip for a great to do list is one that 120 00:07:22,360 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: is actually attainable, one that you know is within your 121 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 1: bandwidth to execute during the day, which may involve a 122 00:07:29,400 --> 00:07:33,720 Speaker 1: little bit of prioritization on your part. Also, depending on 123 00:07:34,040 --> 00:07:38,280 Speaker 1: how hectic the day is, I will choose to give 124 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,040 Speaker 1: certain tasks a time period. I've talked about this on 125 00:07:41,080 --> 00:07:44,400 Speaker 1: the show before, but by doing this, you may be 126 00:07:44,600 --> 00:07:48,120 Speaker 1: surprised just how long something actually takes you to do, 127 00:07:48,600 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: versus if you weren't to give that a time limit 128 00:07:51,600 --> 00:07:54,440 Speaker 1: at all. By now, a lot of the things that 129 00:07:54,480 --> 00:07:56,240 Speaker 1: I do are things that I've done in some sort 130 00:07:56,240 --> 00:07:59,440 Speaker 1: of capacity before, whether it is writing an article or 131 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:03,240 Speaker 1: recording a podcast, recording an intro, doing it edit, etc. 132 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:06,640 Speaker 1: So I have a pretty good idea of how long 133 00:08:06,680 --> 00:08:10,000 Speaker 1: those tasks take. I'm sure that you have a rough 134 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:14,040 Speaker 1: idea of what may take certain amounts of time when 135 00:08:14,080 --> 00:08:17,679 Speaker 1: it comes to your schedule, So try it right and learn, 136 00:08:17,840 --> 00:08:21,400 Speaker 1: and this way you may also find out how much 137 00:08:21,480 --> 00:08:26,720 Speaker 1: time you're wasting doing things that aren't exactly important aka 138 00:08:26,920 --> 00:08:31,560 Speaker 1: scrolling or tiktoking or who knows what. I am a 139 00:08:31,600 --> 00:08:34,360 Speaker 1: pen and paper kind of gal, although I do have 140 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 1: appointments on a Google calendar and I will write down 141 00:08:38,080 --> 00:08:43,640 Speaker 1: those in the scheduling format so I know what's on 142 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:45,480 Speaker 1: deck aside from the work that I have to do 143 00:08:45,600 --> 00:08:49,000 Speaker 1: on my own time for the day. And the last 144 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 1: thing I'll touch on is how do I balance it 145 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:55,559 Speaker 1: all when it comes to my personal and professional goals? 146 00:08:55,720 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: And really it's prioritizing both right, Like, yes, I treat 147 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:04,720 Speaker 1: my work week like the work week Monday to Friday 148 00:09:05,080 --> 00:09:08,280 Speaker 1: is my time like many of you listening to this 149 00:09:08,840 --> 00:09:12,400 Speaker 1: to make things happen, But I also recognize that most 150 00:09:12,400 --> 00:09:15,000 Speaker 1: of my Sundays end up being a work day in 151 00:09:15,040 --> 00:09:20,640 Speaker 1: some capacity, so I don't necessarily have parameters as to 152 00:09:21,240 --> 00:09:24,960 Speaker 1: when I can do certain things. I might decide that 153 00:09:25,040 --> 00:09:27,360 Speaker 1: the best time for me too, I'm staring at my 154 00:09:27,480 --> 00:09:30,920 Speaker 1: nails right now, go get a manicure is on Tuesday 155 00:09:31,040 --> 00:09:35,040 Speaker 1: at ten thirty am to noon, right because I know 156 00:09:35,120 --> 00:09:37,800 Speaker 1: that Sunday, when otherwise I might do something like that, 157 00:09:38,120 --> 00:09:41,760 Speaker 1: I am probably going to be at my desk, editing, producing, 158 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:45,840 Speaker 1: doing something with the show. I'm really big at taking 159 00:09:45,840 --> 00:09:49,120 Speaker 1: a look at my schedule for the week at the 160 00:09:49,280 --> 00:09:52,120 Speaker 1: very front end of the week on Sunday, so I 161 00:09:52,240 --> 00:09:55,800 Speaker 1: know what's coming down the pipe where I may be 162 00:09:55,960 --> 00:10:01,080 Speaker 1: able to slot in certain priorities or action items. And again, 163 00:10:01,360 --> 00:10:05,440 Speaker 1: sometimes those action items are work related, sometimes they're not. 164 00:10:06,120 --> 00:10:10,880 Speaker 1: I have chosen this lifestyle as an entrepreneur, a solopreneur, 165 00:10:11,280 --> 00:10:14,520 Speaker 1: someone who works for myself, because I feel like it 166 00:10:14,640 --> 00:10:18,440 Speaker 1: suits me and my personality type and enables me to 167 00:10:18,520 --> 00:10:20,840 Speaker 1: go after the things that are important to me and 168 00:10:20,920 --> 00:10:23,959 Speaker 1: prioritize the things that are important to me. I say 169 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:28,080 Speaker 1: that knowing and recognizing that maybe not everyone would feel 170 00:10:28,160 --> 00:10:33,760 Speaker 1: comfortable with this kind of flexibility and need for self reliance. 171 00:10:34,200 --> 00:10:36,080 Speaker 1: You've got to know you, and you've got to do 172 00:10:36,200 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: you and that at the end of the day, how 173 00:10:39,679 --> 00:10:42,280 Speaker 1: you feel about yourself when you're by yourself, how you 174 00:10:42,320 --> 00:10:45,040 Speaker 1: feel about what you're getting after when you're getting after it. 175 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,760 Speaker 1: That is uh, that's what's most important. I will say 176 00:10:49,840 --> 00:10:54,080 Speaker 1: I love answering questions about what entrepreneurship looks like for 177 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:56,800 Speaker 1: me as well as all of your questions, so keep 178 00:10:56,800 --> 00:10:59,320 Speaker 1: sending them in. If you have a listener question, there's 179 00:10:59,320 --> 00:11:01,840 Speaker 1: a link in the show notes for you to ask 180 00:11:01,880 --> 00:11:06,319 Speaker 1: one yourself. That's it for now, Thanks again for checking 181 00:11:06,360 --> 00:11:09,480 Speaker 1: in for being a hurdler. It means the world over 182 00:11:09,559 --> 00:11:12,240 Speaker 1: at Emily a Body and at Hurdle Podcast on social 183 00:11:12,600 --> 00:11:15,960 Speaker 1: Another hurdle conquered. Catch you guys next time.